On Sun, 12 Jan 1997 16:05:28 -0600 (CST)
Peter Seebach <seebs@solon.com> wrote:
> Whenever I boot, ypbind hangs. (i.e., the "ypbind" just sits there
> on screen until I ^C it.) So, not really caring for yp, I remove /var/yp.
>
> Next time I make, yp is installed, including /var/yp. The same symptoms
> develop.
>
> I can find many ways to fix this, but I'm not sure what's going on. Is it
> typical for ypbind to hang? Is there a simple fix?
I posted about this to current-users some time ago... basically,
/var/yp always exists now; you need to update your startup scripts
(/etc/netstart, /etc/rc, etc.)
As for ypbind... it "hangs" when it can't find a ypserv to bind to. Do
you have a ypserv running on your network?
(I use the NetBSD YP subsystem quite heavily, and I haven't noticed
any serious problems like you describe.)
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